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WORDPRESS 3.0

WHAT’S NEXT FOR THE MOST POPULAR CMS ON THE PLANET?

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HIGHLIGHTS

• WordPress 3.0 is in Beta(but not for long)

• Stand alone or Multisite (formerly WordPress MU)

• Custom Post Types

• New Default Theme (YAY!)

• Child Themes

• Theme Menu Builder

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HIGHLIGHTS

• More Installation Control

• Bulk updates (themes/plugins)

• Custom Taxonomies

• Better post revision management (be careful here)

• Everything is subject to change

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UPGRADE

• Backup database first

• Backup disk files

• If you can, test first

• Should be backwards compatible

• Validations to check PHP and MySQL

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SECURITY

• No Admin User

• Security Key created at install

• Login Lockdown (plug-in)

• File permissions

• Change passwords often (users and database)

• WP Firewall Plug-in

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INITIAL USER SETUP

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SECURITY

One of the most common mistakes people make with

a self hosted version of WordPress is failing to

apply updates.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress

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THEMES

• New default theme TwentyTen

• Built-in Theme Finder

• Slew of new hooks for theme developers (gives a much better user experience)

• New page templates

• Theme frameworks

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TWENTY TEN THEME

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THEMES

• New default theme TwentyTen

• Built-in Theme Finder

• Slew of new hooks for theme developers (gives a much better user experience)

• New page templates

• Theme frameworks

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THEME TEMPLATES

• Category Template

• Author Template

• Frontpage Template

• Single Post Template

• Admin Post Template

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THEMES

• New default theme TwentyTen

• Built-in Theme Finder

• Slew of new hooks for theme developers (gives a much better user experience)

• New page templates

• Theme frameworks

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THEMES

Theme Frameworks:

Thesis

Headway

(not free, and not General Public License - GPL)

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THEME FRAMEWORKS

(not free, and not General Public License - GPL)

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THEME FRAMEWORKS

FREE Headway License

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PLUG-INS

My Favorites

• Platinum SEO Plugin or All in One SEO Pack (learn how to configure these first)

• Google XMl Sitemap

• Blubrry Power Press for Podcasting

• BuddyPress for Community Building

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PLUG-INS

My Favorites

• DISQUS Comment System

• WP Touch iPhone Theme

• WP-DB-Backup (install it, configure it, use it)

• By far the best spam catcher on the plane it Akismet

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Q/A – ASK AWAY

Thank you!

Thom Allentwitter.com/ThomAllen

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thom@pressdev.com

http://pressdev.com

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